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"Okay, I'll definitely come." Lin Ye nodded, and the scene before him suddenly swayed. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the Omni-King's arcade. Omni-King was sitting on the sofa, holding the controller in his hand, lost in thought. Tears welled up in his golden pupils, and even his usually upturned lips were drooping.
"So... even the God of Destruction has things he can't handle." The Omni-King's voice was soft, completely different from his usual arrogance. "I thought making everyone happy was simple, just give them the best things. But when I saw the way your parents looked just now, I realized I was wrong."
Lin Ye walked over and ruffled the Omni-King's hair: "The important thing isn't making everyone happy, but knowing what they truly want. Just like you like playing games, but Whis always makes you learn the 'rules of the universe,' you'd be unhappy, right?"
The Omni-King raised his head, his golden pupils brightening slightly: "That's right! Whis always says 'The Omni-King should be composed,' but I just love playing games! So, can I let everyone choose their own days from now on?"
“Of course.” As soon as Lin Ye finished speaking, the household registration card in his pocket suddenly floated out, and a new permission line popped up on the screen: [Cross-world family visit permit - You can go to the parallel world where your parents are at any time, without time limit].
Weiss walked over with two glasses of juice and handed them to them: "It seems His Majesty the King of All has given you special treatment. He just secretly told the system that he wanted Lin Ye to be able to see his parents anytime, and he even whined to me for a long time."
"Weiss! Don't talk nonsense!" The Omni-King's face turned red instantly, and he quickly picked up his juice and took a big gulp, almost choking.
As Lin Ye watched the fading phantom of Kronos on the screen, he suddenly understood the meaning of this game. He had always thought that the strongest enemy was the Chaos Core or villains like Kronos, but now he realized that what was truly difficult to defeat was the guilt and regret he was unwilling to face. And what defeated them was never divine power, but the courage to admit one's imperfections and the tenderness of being willing to "let go" for the sake of loved ones.
Just then, the arcade door was suddenly pushed open, and Beerus walked in with a dried fish in his mouth, flicking his tail: "Lin Ye, Zeno, an abnormal energy fluctuation was detected at the edge of the universe just now, it seems to be..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Ye's household registration card suddenly flashed, and a red notification popped up on the screen: [Urgent Notice: Unknown dark energy has appeared in the parallel world where your parents are located. The energy characteristics are consistent with the residual energy of Kronos].
Lin Ye's smile vanished instantly, and he gripped the household registration card tightly: "Something happened to Mom and Dad?"
Quan Wang also stood up abruptly, his little hands clenched into fists: "Who dares to bully Lin Ye's parents! I'll turn them into pixel blocks!"
Weiss frowned, his staff flashing slightly. "It seems the game just now was more than just 'training.' That dark energy might be the remnant consciousness of Kronos, and it's been watching the person you care about most."
The atmosphere in the arcade suddenly became tense. Lin Ye stared at the red notification on the household registration card, and the power of the God of Destruction began to surge at his fingertips... This time, he would not let his regrets become danger to his parents.
Chapter 397: The Saiyan Wedding
The plaza of New Namek was enveloped in golden light. Dandy stood in the center of the plaza, his hands forming a hand seal. Green plant energy surged from his palms, instantly weaving a three-meter-high archway. The archway was covered with golden bean flowers, their petals still glistening with morning dew, tinkling in the wind like a string of tiny bells.
Lin Ye was dressed in a sharp black suit, his tie pulled tight, making him frown involuntarily. He reached out to loosen the tie, but Vegeta grabbed his wrist. Vegeta was also wearing a suit, the dark blue fabric softening his deep blue aura, but his face still wore that "I'm the coolest" expression.
"Hey, Your Highness, tighten the strap any further, or I'm going to die before the wedding." Lin Ye loosened his tie. "Murdering the groom is a serious crime, even if you're a Saiyan prince."
"Stop talking nonsense, you piece of trash." Vegeta's fingertip accidentally brushed against his tie, and a spark flew from his deep blue aura, almost burning a hole in the tie. He quickly swatted out the spark, his ears turning red. "Android 18's brother is here today too, and I don't want him to laugh at me. If you can't even tie your tie properly, you'll be disgracing the Saiyans."
"Who said you're one of 'our Saiyans'?" Lin Ye was about to retort when the dressing room door was suddenly pushed open, and Number 18 walked out. A white wedding dress wrapped around her body, the lace skirt trailing on the ground, creating a strange contrast with the metal joints on her arms. The cold, technological feel colliding with the soft lace seemed like a reconciliation between technology and nature.
"If you two keep arguing, the wedding will be late." Number 18 walked up to Lin Ye, her fingertips lightly tracing the Destroyer's registration card on his chest. The card suddenly lit up, its pale blue light intertwining with the glow of her mechanical core, like two ribbons of light twisted into a rope. "Alice just messaged me saying this registration card now has a new function: 'Interspecies Marriage Certification.' There's only one like it in the entire universe."
"Interspecies?" Lin Ye chuckled, grabbing her hand and touching the patterns on her mechanical arm with his fingertips. "If I were to transform into a God of Destruction in the future, would you think I look too strange?"
“It doesn’t matter what you become.” Number 18’s mechanical eyes blinked, as if he was laughing. “At worst, I’ll replace my mechanical arm with one that can crush planets and fight you.”
Just then, a gust of wind suddenly blew across the square, and Goku landed from the sky, holding a large bunch of freshly picked sage bean flowers in his hand, with a cake taller than himself wrapped in his tail. On the cake were two small statues: one of Lin Ye raising his fist, and the other of Android 18 holding up his mechanical arm, the fists of the two statues touching each other.
"Lin Ye, Android 18, congratulations!" Goku handed the flowers to Android 18 and patted Lin Ye on the shoulder. "I originally wanted to bring you the Flying Nimbus as a gift, but Chi-Chi said it was too dirty, so she asked me to change it to a cake. This cake was made by Bulma and contains Senzu Bean powder. One bite will keep you full for three days!"
"Thank you, Goku." Lin Ye took the cake and was about to put it on the table when Zeno's voice suddenly exploded in the sky, causing the bean flowers on the square to fall down.
"I have brought a gift!" Golden divine power descended from the sky, forming a giant screen in the center of the square. Suddenly, the screen began to play images: Lin Ye's first time traveling to the Dragon Ball world, punching Frieza's henchmen away; on Namek, he used the Dragon Balls to wish for the revival of his friends; fighting with Vegeta in the training field, both of them getting bruised and battered; and even a night when he secretly bought a strawberry cake for Android 18, and scratched his head in embarrassment after being discovered by her.
"This is..." Lin Ye's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. He had almost forgotten these scenes himself, and he never expected that someone would collect them.
“These are ‘mortal moments’ collected by Whis.” Beerus’s voice sounded beside him. The cat god was unusually not carrying a dried fish today, but instead wearing a white tuxedo, his tail swaying slowly. “He said these scenes are more interesting than the promotional videos when you were the God of Destruction. After all, not every God of Destruction can choke on a strawberry cake.”
"Beelzebub!" Lin Ye glared at him, but wasn't really angry. The scene on the screen was still playing. He watched himself go from being at a loss at the beginning to being able to stand on his own, and now having so many partners by his side. Suddenly, he felt that all the hardships along the way were worth it.
As the wedding march began, Dandy walked to the center of the square, cleared his throat, and announced, "Now, let's invite the newlyweds to exchange rings!"
Lin Ye took out a ring from his pocket, about to put it on Number 18's hand, when Number 18's mechanical arm suddenly emitted a strong blue light. The blue light enveloped their hands, intertwining with Lin Ye's God of Destruction power to form a golden band of light. Countless scenes suddenly appeared within the band of light: in some scenes, they were holding a wedding on God of Destruction Planet, with Beerus dozing off beside them; in others, they were exchanging rings amidst the ruins of Earth, surrounded by cities under reconstruction; and in yet another scene, they were dressed in pirate outfits, exchanging a treasure map on the deck of the Thousand Sunny, with Luffy shouting beside them, "Let's go find the treasure together!"
"It seems we'll meet again in any universe." A tear welled up in Number 18's mechanical eyes as she wiped away the moisture from the corner of her eye. "Was this all planned by the system?"
"If you think it is, then it is; if you think it isn't, then it isn't." Lin Ye smiled and put the ring on her finger. "But I'm more inclined to believe that we chose it ourselves."
“It wasn’t arranged by the system.” Alice’s holographic projection suddenly appeared on the ring, and the pale blue mechanical eyes reflected the two of them. “I’ve checked the records of all the parallel universes. Every time, you chose each other at the crucial moment. Even without system prompts, even knowing there was danger ahead, you still walked towards each other.”
After exchanging rings, cheers suddenly erupted in the square. Chopper snapped photos with his camera, Nami and Chi-Chi discussed wedding dress styles, while Zoro and Vegeta had a drinking contest, each chugging sake from a barrel, neither willing to admit defeat.
As the banquet began, a golden light suddenly flashed across the sky. Everyone looked up and saw Frieza's golden fleet arranged in the shape of the word "Congratulations," with fireworks exploding from the fleet and golden sparks scattering across the square like a golden rain.
"Frieza, what's he doing here too?" Vegeta put down the barrel of sake, and a deep blue aura suddenly erupted. He raised his hand and blasted a ki blast into the sky, scattering the "Congratulations" message. "Don't think that setting off a few fireworks can make up for the money you owe me. You still haven't paid back the spaceship you borrowed from me last time!"
"Stingy Saiyan." Frieza's voice came from the fleet, tinged with sarcasm. "I just wanted to demonstrate my newly developed 'Blessing Missile,' the kind that won't hit anyone. But since you don't like it, I'll just replace the missile with a bomb. Anyway, it's none of my business who gets hit."
"You dare!" Vegeta was about to fly into the sky when Lin Ye quickly grabbed him. "Don't bother with him. Today is a wedding. Don't fight."
Frieza's laughter echoed from the fleet: "Lin Ye is so sensible. I've come to deliver a congratulatory gift to you all. I've taken over the entire courier service for Universe 9. From now on, if you want to send anything, just mention my name and you'll get a 20% discount!"
Looking at his noisy companions in the square, Lin Ye suddenly felt that this was the best ending. There was no absolute order, nor was there complete chaos. Some gods put down their airs and ate cake with mortals; some villains put away their evil intentions and sent gifts in their own way; and some Saiyans, who clearly cared about it to death, pretended not to care.
As night fell, Number 18 led Lin Ye to the edge of the plaza, his mechanical arm pointing towards the starry sky. A point of light in the sky was slowly brightening, its radiance resembling the energy of a Devil Fruit, carrying a familiar aura, and mixed with previously unseen fluctuations.
“Look, the new coordinates Alice mentioned are becoming clearer and clearer.” Number 18 pointed to the point of light. “She detected a lot of powerful life signals over there, and it seems that they can also control an energy called ‘Nen’.”
Lin Ye put his arm around her waist, and the power of the God of Destruction wove a protective shield around them, blocking the cool night breeze: "Want to go take a look? We'll go check out that new coordinate when we're on our honeymoon."
Android 18 suddenly laughed, her mechanical arm transforming into a blade of light that traced a battle path in the air, the trail of light lingering in the night sky for a long time: "Of course I want to go. But let's make it clear first, if you encounter a strong opponent, you're not allowed to compete with me. Last time in the One Piece world, you even sent Kaido flying, I didn't even have a chance to make a move."
"Okay, I won't fight you for it." Lin Ye nodded with a smile, looking up at the starry sky. The light of the new coordinates grew brighter and brighter, as if beckoning them. He knew this wasn't the end, but a new beginning. With Number 18 by his side and his companions behind him, he wasn't afraid to go anywhere.
Just then, Alice's holographic projection flickered, and her voice was urgent: "Urgent notification! An abnormal energy fluctuation has suddenly appeared at the new coordinates. It seems that a dark force is attacking the local life. They call that force the 'Ant King'."
Lin Ye's smile faded, and he looked at No. 18: "Looks like we'll have to deal with some troubles while on our honeymoon."
Number 18's robotic arm transformed into a blade of light once more, its eyes blazing with fighting spirit: "Perfect timing. I haven't fought an opponent who can control 'Nen' yet. This time, don't try to take it from me."
Chapter 399: The Epic of Mortals
The library in Multicity was filled with the faint scent of paper and ink. Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a golden glow on the bookshelves. A little girl with pigtails and round-framed glasses lay on the reading table, clutching a pink crayon, doodling on an open book titled "A General History of the Universe."
The original illustration on the book depicted Lin Ye using the Light of Creation to fight against the Chaos Core, with golden light colliding with black mist in the universe, and shattered planets scattered in the background. But now, the illustration has been completely altered: Lin Ye's Light of Creation has become a bowl of steaming ramen, the Chaos Core has been drawn as a crooked meatball, and several little figures have been added beside it: Goku holding chopsticks, Vegeta frowning, and Android 18 with a rice spoon hanging from his mechanical arm.
"Lily, stop scribbling on the books." Lin Ye's voice came from behind the bookshelf. He was holding several books, the top one of which, "How to Be a Good God of Destruction," had Whis's portrait printed on the cover. "This is an official textbook that Whis spent three years writing. Last time Beerus tried to tear off a page to use as a scratching post, Whis chased him for three blocks."
Lily looked up, her eyes sparkling like Android 18's mechanical eyes. She hid her crayons behind her back and stuck out her tongue. "Daddy," she said, "the teacher said in class today that you're the most powerful destroyer in the entire universe, able to shatter planets with a single punch. But I've never seen you destroy anything. Are you not powerful at all?"
Lin Ye smiled and walked to her side, placing the book on the table before turning to the last page of "How to Be a Good God of Destruction." That page contained no text, only a framed family portrait: he was dressed casually, Android 18 was arm-in-arm with him, and a baby Lily was cradled on his mechanical arm; Goku's family was squeezed on the left, Gohan holding a camera, and Chi-Chi adjusting Goten's collar; Vegeta stood on the right, Bulma leaning on his shoulder, and Trunks holding a toy spaceship; even Frieza stood at the very edge, his tail curled around a gift box, his face still bearing that arrogant expression, but without his usual murderous intent. The background of the photograph was the Earth's night sky, the stars so numerous they looked like scattered diamonds.
“Destruction is easy. I can shatter ten planets anytime I want.” Lin Ye pointed to the people in the photo, his voice soft. “But protection is different. Protecting these people’s smiles, protecting the time you spent drawing, Lily, protecting the days when we could all eat ramen together—that takes courage. A true god of destruction isn’t about how many things you can break, but how many things you can protect.”
Lily nodded, seemingly understanding, and reached out to touch number 18 in the photo: "When is Mom coming back today? She said yesterday she was going to bring me new crayons."
"Soon, she went to help Frieza deliver the last package, saying that once she finishes it, she can..." Before Lin Ye could finish speaking, all the windows in the library suddenly lit up at the same time, and pale blue light poured in like a tide, dyeing the entire reading room blue.
Not only in the library, but also on the streets of Multiverse City, on televisions at home, and even on people's cell phones, familiar interfaces popped up simultaneously. It wasn't the old battle guides or emergency alerts, but Alice's holographic projection. Her mechanical eyes were brighter than usual, and her voice carried an unprecedented solemnity:
"Urgent Notice: Attention all mortals of the universe! The 'Balancing Device' left behind by the First God will be activated in ten minutes. This device needs to absorb the 'power of belief' of all mortals in the universe to activate. It does not require you to fight or use your abilities. Even a word of encouragement, a thought of wanting to protect, or even a painting can be transformed into power."
Alice in the projection paused, and the image suddenly switched to a panoramic view of the universe: countless planets shimmered in the darkness, each with a point of light shining on it. "This is not a mission for the gods, but a battle for mortals. Please believe that every bit of your power can change the future of the universe."
Lily stared at the speckled light on the screen, then suddenly grabbed a crayon from the table, stood on tiptoe, and drew a crooked smiley face on the screen. The smiley face had different sized eyes and a wavy mouth, yet it exuded a clumsy cuteness. The moment the smiley face touched the screen, it suddenly transformed into a ball of golden light, drifted off the screen, and flew towards the sky outside the window.
Lin Ye's God of Destruction perception unconsciously activated, and the scene before him made his pupils shrink: people all over the universe were contributing their power in their own ways. On the streets of Earth, Krillin was leading a group of children to draw a protective shield with their ki, and the children's laughter made the shield brighter and brighter; in the gravity chamber of the Dragon Ball world, several ordinary people were challenging 10 times the gravity. Although they were sweating profusely, they still gritted their teeth and shouted, "I can do it!"; in the port of the One Piece world, Luffy used his rubber arm to write everyone's wishes on paper, and then let the paper turn into light spots and fly into space; even on a remote planet, a newborn baby was emitting a faint cry, and the cry also turned into light spots and merged into an ever-growing energy network.
"This is..." Number 18's voice suddenly came from the doorway. She was carrying a bag of crayons, and her mechanical arm gently grasped Lin Ye's hand. Her mechanical core was getting hot, resonating with the God of Destruction's registration card on Lin Ye's chest. "Alice just messaged me, saying that this is the 'epic of mortals'... Without the intervention of gods, mortals can protect their world with their own strength."
Lin Ye turned to look at Number 18 and saw tears glistening in her mechanical eyes: "Why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to finish delivering the packages?"
“Frieza said the last delivery can be made tomorrow, since there are more important things to do today.” Number 18 smiled and held up the crayon bag in her hand. “I also bought your favorite strawberry-flavored crayons. Lily said she wanted to draw a family portrait, so they’ll be perfect for that.”
Just then, the sky suddenly brightened. All the light points in the universe converged, forming a vast golden energy net, like a soft blanket gently enveloping the entire universe. At the center of this energy net, the balancing mechanism left behind by the primordial god slowly activated. Golden light and black mist swirled within the mechanism, eventually merging perfectly... There was no conflict, no destruction, only a peaceful balance.
Lin Ye's God of Destruction Registry Card burned in his palm. The Earth coordinates on it began to resonate with the coordinates of all the universes. Pale blue light spread from his fingertips, intertwining with the energy net. He suddenly understood that the First God left this device not for the gods to control the balance, but to make mortals understand that they themselves are the true masters of the universe.
"Looks like we succeeded." Lin Ye's gaze swept across the city below. Lily was standing by the window, waving to the sky with the other children. Beside them, Goku and Luffy were having a contest to see who could shout their wish the loudest. Vegeta, though saying it was "childish," secretly used his deep blue aura to add a little power to the children's lights.
Number 18 leaned on Lin Ye's shoulder, the mechanical arm gently wrapping around his waist: "What the First God couldn't do in billions of years has been accomplished by a group of mortals. He would be very happy if he could see this."
“Yes, he will.” Lin Ye nodded with a smile. “He was wrong from the beginning. Balance is not maintained by creation and destruction, but by the beliefs of mortals, by the people they want to protect, the things they want to accomplish, and the days they want to hold onto. These things are more powerful than any divine power.”
A year later, the museum in Multiverse City held a grand "Epic of Mortals" exhibition. There were no weapons on display, nor any crystals of divine power. There were only rows of display stands with the most ordinary things: smiley faces drawn by children, wristbands worn by ordinary people when defying gravity, the paper on which Luffy wrote his wish, and even the baby's little socks.
On the most prominent display stand sat an ordinary leather notebook. The cover was somewhat worn, and the inside was filled with photos from all over the world.
In the first photo, Klin is teaching children in the park to sense danger by breathing. A little girl is pointing at a bird in the sky and excitedly shouting, "I can feel its breath!"
In the second photo, Vegeta's gravity chamber is open to the public, and several young people are challenging 10 times the gravity. Vegeta stands next to them, and although he doesn't laugh, he secretly lowers the gravity a little.
In the third photo, Luffy and Goku are having a contest to eat Senzu Beans in the food court, surrounded by friends from different worlds. Chopper is holding a camera and just happened to capture the moment when Luffy spits out the Senzu Bean.
The last photo shows Lin Ye and Android 18 flying a kite with Lily on the beach. The kite is shaped like a smiley face. In the background, Zeno and Beerus are fighting over ice cream, while Whis shakes his head helplessly beside them.
The last page of the notebook had no photos, only a passage written by Lin Ye in ordinary handwriting. The handwriting wasn't neat, but it exuded warmth:
"People always say that epics are the battles of gods and the legends of heroes. But I have seen real epics: the smiling faces that children draw on the screen, the perseverance of ordinary people gritting their teeth to defy gravity, the lively scene of everyone eating ramen together, and the belief that every ordinary person can become light. This light is brighter than the light of creation and stronger than the core of chaos because it comes from every heartbeat that wants to protect."
At the end of the exhibition, there is a message wall. The wall is covered with messages from different universes. Some say "I want to become light in the future", some draw crooked smiley faces, and some simply write "thank you".
Lin Ye and Number 18 stood with Lily in front of the message wall. Lily was tiptoeing to stick her message on a piece of paper with a family photo drawn on it. Suddenly, Lily pointed to a message on the wall and asked, "Daddy, who wrote this 'I want to have a match with Wukong'?"
Lin Ye looked up and saw that the handwriting in the message was familiar, with a small golden fleet drawing next to it. He smiled and ruffled Lily's hair: "He's a guy who loves to act cool, but is actually afraid of being alone."
Just then, Alice's holographic projection suddenly appeared in the center of the exhibition hall, her mechanical eyes gleaming softly: "Notification: The balancing device has detected new energy fluctuations from an unknown dimension. The life forms in this dimension are using 'the power of faith' to fight against the darkness. Do you need help?"
Lin Ye and Number 18 exchanged a glance, both seeing amusement in each other's eyes. Lily raised her crayons and shouted, "I'm going! I'm going to draw smiley faces for them!"
Lin Ye reached out and grasped Number 18's hand. The power of the God of Destruction surged gently in his palm, not for destruction, but for protection. He knew this was not the end, but a new beginning. After all, the epic tales of mortals never truly end.
And they will always stay with these mortals, continuing to write this epic tale.
Chapter 400: New Coordinates
The observatory on Planet Destroyer has no physical walls, only a transparent energy dome. Lin Ye traced the star map floating in the air with his fingertips. On the pale blue holographic projection, the coordinates of the Seventh Universe were covered with colorful markings. Some depicted straw hats, others were engraved with Nen arrays, and the most eye-catching was a crooked "忍" (ren, meaning to endure) character, with the words "a little brat with glowing eyes" written next to it.
"Still staring blankly at those coordinates?" Footsteps came from behind. Flour stuck to the mechanical arm brushed against Lin Ye's clothes. She handed him a steaming cup of cocoa, the metal joints clinking gently. "I was called over by Alice right after I finished baking cookies. She said that the dimensional portal to 'Konoha Village' is unstable again. Someone can repair spacetime rifts with just their eyes, even more convenient than your Destroyer's Scepter."
Lin Ye took the Cocoa, his fingertips touching the warm cup. He closed his eyes, and the God of Destruction's perception pierced through layers of dimensional barriers, landing in a verdant forest. A black-haired, black-eyed boy was practicing a horse stance, his hands forming strange hand seals. A pale blue energy ball spun in his palms, its surface wrapped with "chakra" like patterns. It was completely different from Goku's ki blast, yet it exuded a kind of resilience.
“It’s a new power system called ‘Chakra.’” Lin Ye opened his eyes, and the coordinates of “Konoha Village” on the star map suddenly flashed. “That kid is called Naruto. He can use the ‘Nine-Tails’ energy in his body to repair spacetime, which is easier than when I used the Super Dragon Ball fragments.”
Number 18 raised an eyebrow, and the robotic arm opened Alice's holographic report, which displayed an image of Naruto repairing the rift: the boy's forehead veins bulged, his eyes didn't glow, but golden chakra flicked like a tail, forcefully pulling the collapsing dimensional portal back into place. "Much better than you were on Namek back then," she teased, "you still needed Dende's help to stabilize spacetime back then."
Lin Ye smiled and didn't refute. His gaze swept across the star map and suddenly stopped... All the coordinates were flashing at the same time, and pale blue light points gathered in the center of the star map to form an ancient divine rune. The surface of the rune was covered with countless handprints of mortals, some with the calluses of pirates, some with the faint light of hunters' psychic power, and some with the chakra marks of ninjas.
Alice's holographic projection suddenly popped up, its mechanical eyes shining brightly: "Latest data detected from the interdimensional station: In the One Piece world, on Drum Island, Chopper used his 'Human-Human Fruit' ability to heal 27 dimensional travelers; in the Hunter x Hunter world, in Yorktown, Kurapika used chains to set up an 'Absolute Time' defense array, blocking the aftershocks of the Time Devourer; and in Konoha Village, Naruto just repaired the third rift and even posted a note at the station entrance saying 'Find the Hokage if you're in trouble.'"
The scene shifts, and Lin Ye sees a blue-nosed reindeer bandaging an injured dimensional traveler in the snow on Drum Island, while Luffy, with jerky in his mouth, helps carry a medical kit; in the square of Yorktown, a silver-haired boy (Killua) is using electricity to reinforce Kurapika's chains, complaining, "Why does this kind of trouble always happen to us?"; in front of the Konoha Village inn, Naruto stands with his hands on his hips, laughing loudly, while Sasuke behind him crosses his arms, looking disgusted but not leaving, clutching a spare sealing talisman in his hand.
"They really did it." Lin Ye's voice was tinged with emotion as he gently traced the handprint on the star map with his fingertips. "Without a system urging them to complete tasks, without any gods pointing the way, they found a way to coexist on their own."
"Boom..."